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Developmentall

y Appropriate
Practice
Guidelines to Successful Early
Childhood Education Programs
NAEYC (National Association for RCL
the Education of Young Children)
What is DAP?
• Developmentally appropriate practices result from
the process of professionals making decisions about
the well-being and education of children based on at
least three important kinds of information or
knowledge:

• What is known about child development and


learning
• What is known about the strengths, interest, and
needs of each individual child in the group.
• Knowledge of the social and cultural contexts in
which children live.
Principles of Child
• Domains of children’s development-
Development
physical, social, emotional, and cognitive
are closely related.
• Development occurs in a relatively
orderly sequence with later abilities,
skills and knowledge building on those
already acquired.
Principles of Child
• Development
Development proceeds in predictable
directions towards greater complexity,
organization and internalization.
• Development and learning occur in and are
influenced by multiple social and cultural
contexts.
Principles of Child
Development
• Children are active learners.
• Development and learning result from
interaction of biological maturation and the
environment, which includes both the
physical and social worlds that children live
in.
Principles of Child
• Play is an important vehicle for children’s
Development
social, emotional, and cognitive
development as well as a reflection of their
development.
• Development advances when children have
the opportunity to practice newly acquired
skills as well as challenging them just
beyond the level of present mastery.
Principles of Child
Development
• Children demonstrate different modes of
knowing and learning, as well as
representing what they know.
• Children develop and learn best in the
context of a community where they are
safe and valued, their physical needs are
met, and they feel psychologically secure.
In Order to Successfully
Implement DAP
• Create caring community of learners.
• Teach to enhance development and
learning
• Construct appropriate curriculum
• Assess children’s learning and
development
• Establish reciprocal relationships with
families
Barriers to Service
• Lack of education for ECE teachers
and caregivers.
• Lack of resources to implement
successful teaching strategies.
• It’s a lot more work to do things
differently,, even if it is shown to be
better.
Hope for the
Future
• Organizations like NAEYC are
supporting and developing education
for ECE teachers in order to maintain a
successful program of learning for our
children.
• We can be advocates for the education
of our children both as parents and
teachers in order to ensure the highest
probability for their success.
Works Cited
NAEYC website:
http://www.naeyc.org/

NAEYC Position Paper on DAP:


http://www.naeyc.org/about/positi
ons/pdf/PSDAP98.PDF
Thank
you!

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